Vol. 06 · Misquoted ·Speech ·283 of 348
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do. — Steve Jobs"
They never said that.
What people say
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do. — Steve Jobs"
What was actually said
Accurate — 2005 Stanford commencement address. Steve Jobs — Stanford commencement address, 12 June 2005
Why it stuck
Often "quoted" without the second half ("if you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle"), which was the point of the passage.
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